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A GOOD SHOW. Two First-Class Performances Given In Newberry By The John H. Sparks' Shows, ^ "While the John H. Sparks' Shows, which gave two performances in Newberry on last Friday, are not as large an aggregation as some of the big circuses which have Wsited Newberry in recent years, and do not claim to be as large, the price of admission being less than the big circuses have always charged, the show made up in excellence what it lacked in size. The performance in the afternoon was attended by about one thousand people, and' they were well pleased with the show, and it was Very generally commended. At night there was also a large crowd. There are many firstclass features, and the performance is clean and wholesome throughout. The trapeze and acrobatic performances were of a high order 0? excellence. A mono' I ho performers in this line MilettO, an old man of about six'.v 'Vears, easily carried off the honours, though there were several others whose acts were meritorious, and who wet? liberally applauded by the crowd', nitffcng them being Ashton, whose feats balancing on his head in a swinging trapeze were among the most, daring in the whole perform ance. With Milctte in some of l is performances was his son, a little lad, who seemed to enjoy being swung by his father through midair from one trapeze and being caught by Valentino in another and then swung back again, and in other daring feats. There were several well-trained horses, and Mayo, the ring master, seemed to have them under perfect control. Among them the favorite was Mayo's (the son of the ring master Mayo) Horse "Bravo," who was decorated with the blue ribbon in the street parade and in the performance. Spirited and graceful of movement. "I'.ruvn" is a beautiful animal, and it will lie suuprisin-r to those who saw him and admired him to know that lie is twenty-two years of age. It. is probable that 110 better trained elephant has been seen in Newberry in a long time than the huge "Miss Mary." "Miss Mary" was raised by the Sparks people, and she is Only seventeen years of age. While the show was wintering in Augusta the past season a baby elephant which had recently been purchased by Mr. Sparks at a cost of $1,800, died, much to "Miss Mary's" regret. Elephants are costly, it. being estimated that the animal now with the Sparks Shows is worth in the neighborhood of .$5,000. The Tdnia market for wild animals is now controlled by the Ilag'enbaeks, of Germany, and they furnish practically all the will 'animals which are imported to this country. The Sparks Shows have been on the road for about twenty years. They haw only recently started out on their tour this season, having spent the winter in Augusta. The show is worthy of patronage. There is nothing in the performance that could offend any one. WILL RAISE THE MAINE. Sixty-Three Bodies of 231 Men Who Went Down Probably Still in the Old Hulk. Of the 231 men killed or wounded when the United Slates steamship Maine was blown up there still remain sixty-three who have never been found. Congress i* now taking i-l.cps 10 nave tiiese bodies found and buried. On March 10 the house of representatives adopted the following resolution : "Resolved, That the secretary of the navy be requested, if not incompatible with the public interests, to send to the house of representatives as early as may be possible, all letters and data as to the cost and legal status under which congress may exercise immediate or future action for the removal of the wreck of the U. S. S. Maine and provide burial for the dead now lying within the hulk in the harbor of Havana, Cuba." On February 23, 1808, congress, upon recommendation of the navy department, appropriated $200,000 for the purpose off reentering the remains of the officers and men lost at the time of the sinking of the United States steamshiip Maine, to raise the vessel or to save such parts of its machinery or equipment as might be practicable. This -work was contracted for by two companies jointly, and the work commenced early in March, 1808. The total cost, was in the neighborhood of $1,100 per day, and for a short tima readied $1,000 per day. The total "expenditures made under this contract were $50,039.61, tho work being t )wing house in Nc 9ss. People marv buying such quantities o "n the thousands of well \z oous business done by t\gratified to announce to 1 \y of stylish spring ippar< UT. iiXTR/ chable Values I jy[jj| g Store. Our i oo worth to each buyer sc vd. i .vliere, limited nl toe yd. proved c, limited Sc. yd. tj,c jja re, limited at 5c yd. mo, buy all you please 8,!2c yd. cvitlctl on please 100 yd. j ? ny all you please C.9c yd. IlUIIlDe uv all you please yMo yd. \ ally, at id colored figures and dots 8 I ors tr a.139^ y<1\ others nly ybc pair. q I all. JN ^ale- Hats \ ains. You will wonder how j wp pV( Shoes and Oxfords at such I 7 j on the lie $1.50 kind, at ?1.25 pair. j are b( he $?.oo kind, at f,i 49. I , * fords, ?2.50 kind, ?i.98 pair, f ords, ?3.00 kind, f.2 49 pair. j to sho aids, the *4 co kind at $2.98 pr j tioil. Oxfords and low cut Shoes | . ister footwear. j ISh MlJ Willi I a ry coud.il ions, ami should ao- * cordingly he made .subject to the ^ consent of tlie governing authorities of (he island." II is very probably that action will be taken to have the remains of the ? Maine wreck and the bodies now supposed to be lyimr in her hulk raised. A Financier. 1' at her," asked I? olio, "what'is a financier?" ' A financier, my son, differs from / ilic ordinary business man in being able to make the government sit up n and worry when his affaris do not go right.'' ? Washington Star. Sheridan on being asked how we c? came to call Gibbon "luminous," answered, "I snid * vo-luminous.' " tv 1' Pointed. _ hady (at railway station, lo porter) ?'Now, porter, are you sure I have all C my luggage 11 the train? k. Porter?Yes. ma 'am. Lady?iXothng left behind? Porlor 'Xothin' ma'am?not ovon } ?i | per, ma'am !-London Scraps. .Testers must be content to taste of ilicir broth.?Latin Proverb. A Lttle Ambiguous. he So .-sorry to near of your mo-( lor accident ! Killhusiastie Motorist?Oh. thanks! Il s nothing. Kxpect to live through ? iiianv more I ! r She Oh, but I trust iu?(.?London p Opinion. r Happy Tears. A good cry is a solace to many woyien. It steadies the nerves and, added lo a cup of tea and an inleivs(in?r ? story, forms their idea of supreme happiness. Arising from (lie perusal 1 of their books with red eyes, swelled features and a sopping pocket handkerchief, they feel their time has not [\ been wasted.?-Ladv Violet 0relet firevile n London Ohronde. Bobby's Rearion. Lit lie Bobby was saying his pravers at his mother's knee, but so rapidly thai, she asked him why he did not speak more slowly. "Because, you know," he replied, it would keep all the other children waiting."?Lippincotf s. H is I he mind thai makelh good ov J ill, that wakelh wretchedness or hap-}_ Pi'less, rich or poor. In A person is always startled when La lie hears himself seriously called old for the first time.?0. W. Holmes. The largest grc perity and progn What does he mean by vorable comment is fror cheap?" The tretnen our methods, and I ^m quoted, A grand displc DON'T Wfi This Week's Unmat All Over the Bi Two bales 40 inch Sea Island, the 8c. kind, ? Tw6 eases 36 in Androscoggin, I2^e elsei One case l'oe Mill Bleaching, 10c elsewhei One case Colored I,awn worth loe elscwhc O110 case 40 in. Lawn, worth I2>ic els?wh< One case 40 in Lawn, worth 15c] bny all y 36 in Black Taffeta Silk, the $1.00 kind, bi 36 in Black Taffeta Silk, the ?1 50 kind, b China Silk, white ground, with black at worth fioc, cnt to onlj* 35c yd 36 in. white wosh*China vSilk, 59c qanlity, Long Silk Gloves in black and wnite, at o Big Oxford Come prepared for the big Oxford barg on earth we manage to get hold of good little prices. 10 cases Ladies' Oxfords, black and tan, t 10 cases Ladies' Oxfords, black and tan, t 10 cases Ladies' Drew Selby & Co fine O: 5 cases Ladies' Drew Selby Co. fine Oxl 3 cases Ladies' Drew Selby & Co. fineOxf* Big shipment Boys' Girls' and C liildren's Visit our big Shoe department for your Tu terminated April 2, I SOS. It was found that on account of the peculiar circumstances under which the vessel was sunk, the nature of the work, and the conditions existing in the harbor at the time, it would be extremely difficult to even approximate the cost of the undertaking. A provision was made in the contract, however, that if the ship should he raised $100,000 would he paid to the patty of the first part. The records of the work which has been done show that 231 men were killed or wounded when the Maine was blown up; that of this number twenty-four bodies were recovered and buried at Key West. One hundred and sixty-four were buried in Havana and .subsequently removed to (lie United States. The total number of bodies recovered was 1SS, leaving sixty-three not found. Little property of value remains in the vessel. ith respect to Ihe second point covered in the resolution, i. e., the legal status under which tho congress may exercise immediate or future action for I lie disposal of the wreck of the United States steamship M'aine,' the following statement made by the secretary of the navy explains the, sit nation: <4It lias been shown that at the time the disaster occurred il was asj snnied by this department and by the I congress, and at least tacitly conceded by the local authorities at .Ilav-j ana. liiat the I nited State, acting through the navy department, had I lull power in the premises. "'That since the war with Spain various communications have been entertained by parties interested with the heads of the departments of State, of the treasury, of war, and of the navy, with regard to the status of the wreck of the Maine. Tn this correspondence the navy department has consistently taken the attitude that no executive department of the government has authority to dispose of or to abandon the wreck, but that such power rests solely, so far as this government is concerned, in the congress. "The department further recommended' that inasmuch as the wreck j lies in the harbor of Cuba il would be advisable, in order to obtain a valid and effective disposition of the Maine wreck, that the matter should be settled by a convention with Cuba which should be submitted to the senate of tiro United States for its concurrence. "While this was at a time whea conditions were not the same as at the present time, it is nevertheless believed that any action authorized by congress should be taken with considerate rogard to local harbor and jwberry, keeps i el at the piles of f goods, is an expressi leased and satisfied c )is house bears witness Mb trading public that 3l V BARGAINS inery that Pleas Millinery opening last W I a success. That we clispln ts that were most desired ccd by the extraordinary 1 r of sales at the opening. 1 Millinery openings the \ Y on the Hats, see them and admire them, and tl lot so here the past week, vere admired more than 2r had, and they were boi spot. Our Hats this se; iautiful beyond compari e are proud that we are w such a magnificent co We lead the Carolinas in llinery. /"% tl I JPEBiL HOUSE EARHARDT & WELLS, Lessees and Managers. Wrestling Match THURSDAY, APRIL 9 i\ Christensen 185 lbs. vs. iilly Edwards 190 lbs. Rest three out of five, catch as ealcj, 111. There will he a good local hout beveeu two local hoys. rices 25, 35, 50, and 75 cents. Saturday, April 11. iVhen Smith Came Home. EA TURING: Fay, Coley & ay and J. Early Hughes. A Laughable Farce Comedy with music HE MUSICAL EVENT. ONE NIOIIT ONLY. /ION DAY, April 13. The Celebrated Schubert Symphony Club and Lady Quartette Auspices Elk Lodge. a delightful program entirely fret-' from dullness and consisting of idy Quartettes, Violin and Vocal Solos, Mandolin nnd Guitar Club, Comic and Serious Readings, Etc., Etc. jp its remarkal : new goods beii on heard many times ustomers who say, 3 to the fact thac the tr 1 will, at any and al COME ggj Ready-to=\ The largest stock of I.adic! 7pn|f Shirt Waists mulct' one roof tyed HX) Ladies' Hue Panama Skii WllS >s? 1 -a?lios* fitic \oile Skirts. 25 Ladies' line \'oilc .Skirts, artre " 25 do/.. Ladies' White Sliirt \ USU- 25 <lo/.. Italics' White Lawn risit- 15 do/. Ladies' White l.awn 10 do/.. I.adies' White l.awn 1 to do/.. I.adies' China Silk SI Xe . Stylish Such a variety has never 1 1 fl v * 3 most popular shades in all tl ught able Mohairs and Urilliantiii cISOn wanted materials. Conic dii Emdroidei New lots go on sale again gains you will see this year. styi- -n ljl0 entjrc j()ts tj,al js 1U)l and 25c. yard. has jrpmr? BLACK DS Makers' tux this Spring. There are ? blue and cream. Have you seen those s stripes and checks for e^ excelled for their lightne are the latest fashion. 1 Nile Green, Lavender, P .? wunavrcMKE<?zr:TKmr;/nuaucni9CTneaTia<?T? STAT THE COMMERCIAL By Under call of State Bank in ess Ma RE Loans and discounts Overdrafts Furniture and Fixtures Cash LI A Capital Stock Undivided profits (less expen Dividends (unpaid) Cashier's Checks Deposits. Banks Deposits, Individual JNO. M. KINARD, Pres. J. Y. McF 4 per cent. Interest Paic EASTER i China Eggs, Pla Rabbits, Post Buy Your East Great Line 10c Anderso JPIVK ble run of prosig received daily. a -Jay, but the most fa~ u)vy can thoy soli 'em so hiding- public aopreciate I times beat any price TROTTING. Vear Department. .separate Skirts, Silk and White Lawn in Newberrv. Is, blaek, brown and 1 ?1 nv, *6.50 kind 5) black only, fS.oo kind, $(>??;. blaek only, ?12.00 kiml, 9^. \'aists, tbe $1.50 kiml, ySe. Shirt Waists, the ?2.00 l:iml,$i .|<j. Shirt Waists, ?2 50 kind, ?1.98. Shirt Waists, the kind, $2.<|o liivt Waists, f 1.98, ?.'.b), $2 <)S ami nj>. 1 Dress Goods. icon shown here before, of the best and le new weaves. Handsome Voiles, servieces, Panama Cloths, Series and all tlie most rect to ns for yonr Knster outfit. y Sale Continues. this week. The highest linibroidery barNo limit to any of these lots. Not a yard worth double the price asked, ,se, 100, 15c, IBM 9 XESS^OODvS me on selvedge. ilso Voiles in black, brown, well Wool Voiles with Silk veiling wear? They are not iss, beautiful appearance and "hese are made in Light Blue, ink and Tan. ;roaKar?am?tu^fv*.^KKTC.?yGX2n.xivait7CT7oronkiAtt7>ti miv. icnvHiaj-u?i "EMENT ()l\ NIC OF NEWBERRY, S. C. Examiner nt the close of busrch 9th, 1908. SOURCES $335,54 1 29 9,713 06 3,! 16 93 52,708 19 40 1,079 47 BILITIES. $ 50,000 00 ses paid) 48,958 32 1,247 00 1,236 24 $ 1,202 7 1 298,435 20-299,637 91 $401,079 47 O. B. MAYER, Vice-Pres. 'ALL, Cashier, i in Our Savings Department. NOVELTIES. tes, Poar Egg Dye, Cards, etc., etc. :er Candies Here Souvenirs Just in. r 1 Oc. Co. ZM H X